The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for…
Southern Hopkins County in northwestern Kentucky…
Central Muhlenberg County in south central Kentucky…
Caldwell County in western Kentucky…
Southeastern Livingston County in western Kentucky…
Lyon County in western Kentucky…
* Until 600 PM CST Saturday.
* At 1034 AM CST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Madisonville, Princeton, Central City, Dawson Springs, Calvert
City, Eddyville, Cravens Bay Campground, Woodlands Nature Station,
Land Between The Lakes Area, Demumbers Bay Campground, Birmingham
Ferry Recreation Area, Hillman Ferry Campground, Earlington,
Nortonville, Mortons Gap, Powderly, Olney, Cobb, Farmersville and
Graham.
